tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018681436303746826.post8175800973504134501..comments2015-08-01T08:00:42.023-04:00Comments on The Humble Libertarian: A Libertarian (Sane) Alternative: The Stimulus Package They Should Be PassingW. E. Messamorenoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018681436303746826.post-63363480431348757442010-03-04T10:11:21.074-05:002010-03-04T10:11:21.074-05:00Hey thanks for such an excellent comment! I apprec...Hey thanks for such an excellent comment! I appreciate your kind words and active promotion very much. I am certainly encouraged to know these ideas are reaching people in Eastern Europe and showing the power of liberty to create a flourishing society. And I agree... people are definitely beginning to see through all the mumbo-jumbo.W. E. Messamorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118399317086035989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018681436303746826.post-89174951125994392022010-03-04T10:03:00.682-05:002010-03-04T10:03:00.682-05:00Hi!
I&#39;m your reader from Croatia who has only...Hi!<br /><br />I&#39;m your reader from Croatia who has only recently came upon this excellent blog of yours. Although I don&#39;t necessarily agree with all of your attitudes expressed here, this blog has been my recommended reading for all who are interested how to change situation in Croatia.<br /><br />Actions in this article are prescription for Croatian politics and economy almost as much as for the US!<br /><br />Paragraph 4 also addresses very frequent objections about supposed &quot;pro-wealthy, against average Joe&quot; libertarian attitude.<br /><br />Entire libertarian philosphy also emphasizes personal responsibility for own well-being - deciding for yourself to whom and how to invest for own pension and medical care, for example - but unfortunately, many otherwise intelligent people are so brainwashed by &quot;government knows best&quot; propaganda that it&#39;s hard to make them think different.<br /><br />However, there&#39;s a hope and me thinks that people will begin to see through all of that mumbo-jumbo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018681436303746826.post-44103573439654576802009-02-24T15:55:00.000-05:002009-02-24T15:55:00.000-05:00It would be pretty tough to enforce that condition...It would be pretty tough to enforce that condition. They would have to monitor everyone's financial transactions (which is scary to a libertarian like me!) to make sure that we were all really spending it all within a month.<BR/><BR/>Just as importantly, that check for $2,600 won't magically appear out of nowhere and stimulate each individual and household's budget. The government has to get that money from somewhere in order to give it to us. Guess where it gets it? It has to take it from us first (or it can run deficits and take it from us later)! <BR/><BR/>Another option is just monetizing those deficits (just printing more cash) which causes inflation, weakening the value of the money we'd be getting and the money we already have, with the net result of stifling the economy rather than stimulating it.<BR/><BR/>The best thing they can do is permanently lower taxes by reducing spending and trim away cost-incurring regulations that strangle businesses.W. E. Messamorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118399317086035989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018681436303746826.post-23128121689219143342009-02-24T15:24:00.000-05:002009-02-24T15:24:00.000-05:00Why dont they just give every one in the country a...Why dont they just give every one in the country a check for $2600 on the condition we must spend it within 30 days? That will stimulate the economy way more than the bailouts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com